16' 6 Merrill: Philippine Euphorbiaceae, III 557 



3. BLUMEODENDRON SUBCAUDATUM sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra, usque ad 25 m alta; foliis omnibus alternis, 

 coriaceis, ellipticis ad elliptico-ovatis, nitidis, in siccitate brun- 

 neis vel brunneo-olivaceis, 8 ad 12 cm longis, subcaudato-acumi- 

 natis, nervis utrinque plerumque 4, tenuibus, reticulis obscuris. 

 Floribus $ solitariis vel fasciculatis, plerumque in ramis de- 

 foliatis dispositis, staminibus circiter 35; capsulis solitariis, 

 lateralibus, subglobosis, 3 ad 3.5 cm diametro, obscure 2-valvis, 

 seminibus 1 vel 2. 



A glabrous tree, at least 25 m high, the branches brown or 

 reddish-brown, shining. Leaves all alternate, coriaceous, ellip- 

 tic-ovate, usually brownish or brownish-olivaceous when dry, 

 shining, 8 to 12 cm long, 3.5 to 7 cm wide, the base usually 

 rounded, the apex subcaudate-acuminate, the acumen slender, 

 blunt, up to 2 cm long; lateral nerves usually 4 on each side of 

 the midrib, rather slender, distinct, the reticulations not promi- 

 nent, sometimes subobsolete; petioles 2.5 to 4 cm long. Stami- 

 nate flowers solitary or fascicled, chiefly on the branches below 

 the leaves, the buds globose, glutinous, their pedicels up to 8 

 mm long. Sepals 3, elliptic-ovate, obtuse, 4.5 mm long. Sta- 

 mens about 35. Pistillate flowers unknown. Capsules ellipsoid 

 or subglobose, solitary, on the branches below the leaves, 3 to 

 3.5 cm in diameter, ultimately 2-valved, the sutures obscure, 

 1- or 2-seeded, the pericarp brown, smooth, shining ; stigmas 2. 



Luzon, Sorsogon Province, For. Bur. 10598 Curran, June 16, 

 1908. Samar, For. Bur. 21075 (type), 21069 Sherfesee, Cerm- 

 bre & Cortes (type), April, 1914, Bur. Sci. 17 W7 Ramos, April, 

 1914, For. Bur. 2Jt6A3 Phasis. Panay, Capiz Province, Fo7'. 

 Bur. 23928 Cortes & Kfiapp, May, 1915. In primary forests at 

 low altitudes, known in Samar as sabunotan, dancalan, and 

 salgnan, and in Panay as lindog. 



This species is distinguished from Blumeodendron phili/p- 

 pinense, described above, by its constantly smaller, fewer-nerved, 

 somewhat caudate-acuminate leaves and by its solitary or fas- 

 cicled flowers, the rachises of the inflorescences not being at all 

 produced. The field note with one of the Samar specimens cited 

 above indicates that the flowers also grow along the trunk as 

 well as on the branches. 



4. BLUMEODENDRON VERTICILLATUM sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra, usque ad 12 m alta ; foliis omnibus verticillatis, 

 coriaceis, subolivaceis vel pallidis, ellipticis ad obovato-ellipticis, 



